Tony Romo gets exemption to play in March PGA event in Dominican Republic

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Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo watches his tee shot on the 8th tee box during U.S. Open Local Qualifying at Split Rail Links & Golf Club in Aledo, Texas, Monday, May 8, 2017. (Jae S. Lee/The Dallas Morning News)

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PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. -- Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo is making his PGA Tour debut next month in the Dominican Republic -- playing, not broadcasting.

Romo, now the lead NFL analyst for CBS Sports, has received a sponsor exemption to play in the inaugural Puntacana Resort & Club Championship on March 22-25. The tournament is held the same week as the Dell Technologies Match Play and will not feature any of the top 64 players in the world.

Romo has tried to qualify for the U.S. Open three times. He advanced to the final stage of qualifying in 2010 but had to withdraw. He also played last year in the Western Amateur, failing to make the cut for match play.

"It was fun to be back out competing," Romo said at the time. "It's been awhile, really, since I felt the feeling of the competitive aspect in the golf world."

He even played with Steph Curry and Justin Timberlake in the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship in July. Even in his first season as CBS' lead NFL analyst, golf remains one of Romo's passions. Broadcast partner Jim Nantz said Romo practices his putting in the booth.

"He's a golf fanatic," Nantz said. "He actually carries a putter with him on the road, even up into the booth. Sometimes I see him over in the corner, he's practicing his stroke as we're in commercial and he's all in on the sport."

Romo is playing the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am this week with Will Zalatoris.